How To Use The Compressor-Driven Nebulizer

Assembling the Nebulizer

1. Wash your hands.
2. Remove all nebulizer parts from the plastic bag, including mask/mouthpiece, flex tubing, nebulizer cup, and connecting tubing.
3. Attach the t-piece to the nebulizer cup.
4. Attach the flex tubing to one end of the t-piece and the mouthpiece OR mask to the other end.
5. Attach connecting tubing to the outlet on the bottom of the nebulizer cup.
6. Attach the other end of the connecting tubing to the outlet on the nebulizer compressor.

Using the Nebulizer

1. Sit upright in a comfortable chair. An infant or small child may be held upright on your lap or in your arms.
2. Place the mouthpiece in your mouth or place the mask on the infant or child.
3. Turn the switch on the compressor to the “on” position.
4. Breathe normally through the mouthpiece or (mask if used on an infant or child). Take a deep breath every minute or so. Continue this until the nebulizer cup begins to sputter.
5. Shake or tap the cup and continue breathing through the mouthpiece/mask until nearly all the liquid in the nebulizer cup is gone.
6. Remove the mouth piece and t-piece from the nebulizer cup. Remove the connection tubing and set it aside (this should not be washed or rinsed). Rinse the mouth piece and t-piece in warm water for 30 seconds. Shake off excess water. Air dry on a clean cloth or paper towel.

Cleaning the Nebulizer

1. Remove the mask or the mouthpiece and t-piece from the cup. Remove the tubing and set it aside. The tubing should not be washed or rinsed. The outside should be wiped down. Rinse the mask or mouthpiece and t-piece – as well as the eyedropper or syringe – in warm running water for 30 seconds. Use distilled or sterile water for rinsing, if possible.
2. Shake off excess water. Air dry on a clean cloth or paper towel.
3. Put the mask or the mouthpiece and t-piece, cup and tubing back together and connect the device to the compressed air machine. Run the machine for 10 to 20 seconds to dry the inside of the nebulizer.
4. Disconnect the tubing from the compressed air machine. Store the nebulizer and parts in a ziplock plastic bag.
5. Place a cover over the compressed air machine.